Venge Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon 'Silencieux' 2019

The Venge family has farmed vitis vinifera varieties in Napa Valley for nearly half a century. The family's viticultural roots flourished in 1976 with the purchase of a 17 acre vineyard in the Oakville District that was planted with Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. This fortunate development cast the family among the winemaking pioneers of Napa Valley.

Today the focus is on select vineyard sites that produce fruit worthy of bearing the Venge family name.

The 2019 Silencieux is incredibly satisfying to behold as it opens in the glass. Wonderfully aromatic and expressive, the 2019 vintage opens with scents of sweet cassis, anise, blackberries, roasted coffee, blue herbs and barrel vanillin. On the palate, the tannins are firm, upfront and balanced throughout, with all pockets of the mouth left yearning for another sip. Full-bodied and extracted with ripe black fruit, blueberries, charred caramel and a delightful hint of fresh herbs that concentrate into a lengthy finish. This wine is approachable upon release and cellar worthy in proper aging conditions.

95% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Petit Verdot, 2% Merlot

92 Points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate    The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Silencieux is a blend of 95% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Petit Verdot and 2% Merlot. Deep garnet-purple colored, it offers powerful notes of stewed plums and boysenberry preserves, with wafts of tobacco, cloves and underbrush. Concentrated and decadently spicy, the full-bodied palate is packed with bags of black fruit preserves, finishing long and layered.